Shoe-fastener



(No Model.)

I. BEETISON. SHOE FASTENER.

No. 500,048. Patented June 20, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ISRAEL BEETISON, OF ASHLAND, NEBRASKA.

SHOE-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.500,048, dated June 20,1893.

Application filed September 15. 1892. Serial No. 445,927- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL BEETIsoN, of Ashland, in the county ofSaunders and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shoe-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in shoe fastenings; and itconsists in the novel features of construction which will be fullydescribed hereinafter, and more particularly referred to in the claim.

My invention is especially directed to fastenings for arctics and shoesof this character in which a clasp is employed to unite the edges of theshoe upper.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective viewof an arctic provided with my improved fastener. Fig.2 is an enlargeddetached view showing the fastening device turned backward. Fig. 3 showsthe fastener applied to'a belt.

The device is here shown secured to astrap, although if so desired thesame may be secured to the adjacent edges of the shoe, garter, belt orany other article that may need this form of fastener.

A, represents the end of the strap to which the turning fastener deviceB, is secured. This device consists of a single piece of wire which isfirst bent double to form parallel ribs. The outer ends of these ribsare then passed in through two openings made in the end of the strap butas will be understood the doubled end of the wire prevents the same frompassingentirely through the strap. This doubled end is then bent to formthe curve or turn 0, which forms the hook in which the loop D, isconfined which is secured to the opposite strap E. When the device isclosed as shown in Fig. 1 it will be seen that the loop end of the wirerests directly on the surface of the strap, but when the wire is turnedbackward as shown in Fig. 2 this loop end pushes upward through theopenings in the strap end and around the same. When secured together asin Fig. 1 the loop D, engages the hook O, of the wire below the centeror turning point. Hence no amount of strain upon the hook through thesaid loop D, will turn backward the wire, but as soon as the free endsof the wire are slightly elevated the -position of the loop D, changesowing to the turning of the hook O, and being above the center orturning point it draws the wire B, backward, thus releasing itself.

The device herein described is most effective in performing the workdesired while at the same time it is very cheap and simple being-formedof but two pieces of wire.

Heretofore fastenings have been employed comprising U-shaped and hookdevices but the cpnstructions have been complicated by the addition offastening hooks and eyes, and the arrangements have been otherwisedifferent from my simple and inexpensive device which merely consists ofa wire bent U -shaped and having the closed end hooked and provided withthe straight cross bar, the straight parallel legs of the U-shapeddevice inserted from the top down through two holes in a strap or memberso that the legs can enter an opening in the other member and turn downon the first mentioned member.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The fastener consisting of an eye or loop, and the fastener B adapted tobe secured to the meeting ends of an article, said fastener consistingof a wire bent U-shaped with the straight cross bar, the closed end ofthe U bent to form the hook O, and the straight parallel legs extendingtherefrom and adapted to pass from the .outside through two holesin onemeeting end of the article, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL BEETISON.

Witnesses:

E. E. BLODGETT,

JOHN E. SMITH.

